来者不善，善者不来
lái​zhě​bù​shàn​shàn​zhě​bù​lái

he who comes is surely ill-intentioned

  • created sense approved 来者不善，善者不来/來者不善，善者不來 · lái​zhě​bù​shàn​shàn​zhě​bù​lái · he who comes is surely ill-intentioned — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    来者不善，善者不来 / 來者不善，善者不來

    lái​zhě​bù​shàn​shàn​zhě​bù​lái

    he who comes is surely ill-intentioned

    he who comes is surely ill-intentioned, and no one well-meaning will come; used to warn that a visitor likely has ulterior motives or is bringing trouble

    lái​zhě​bú​shàn​shàn​zhě​bù​lái

    来者 (literal) → 来者/來者 · lái​zhě · whoever or whatever comes 不善 (literal) → 不善 · bù​shàn · ill-intentioned ， (non_chinese) 善 (literal) → 善 · shàn · good 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come

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    created sense